Sam's Little Girl

Name: Sam's Little Girl
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 9, 1985
Cast: Matthew Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Nell Carter, Joey Lawrence

Gimme a Break!: Season 5: Episode 8

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Gimme A Break: Season 1

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NBC | Air Date: November 9, 1985

Starring: Matthew Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Nell Carter, Joey Lawrence, John Hoyt, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler, Howard Morton, Kari Michaelson, Dolph Sweet, Rosie O'Donnell, Jonathan Silverman, Paul Sand

Summary: Sam is taking the role of a big sister to a girl named Pam, a kid from a single-parent home. When Pam arrives at the house, Sam has other ideas of her own, when the new neighbor Chip shows up and asks her to light his pilot light on the stove. Nell is then stuck taking care of Pam, and she is a nuisance to her. Nell then finds out from SamSam is taking the role of a big sister to a girl named Pam, a kid from a single-parent home. When Pam arrives at the house, Sam has other ideas of her own, when the new neighbor Chip shows up and asks her to light his pilot light on the stove. Nell is then stuck taking care of Pam, and she is a nuisance to her. Nell then finds out from Sam that Pam's mother left her father for a computer repair man, and Nell finds a way to make Pam like her in the end.… Expand

Creator: Sy Rosen and Mort Lachman

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E24. The Purse Snatcher
Air Date: May 10, 1986
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S5:E23. Found Money
Air Date: May 3, 1986
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S5:E22. Katie's Korner
Air Date: April 5, 1986

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1986
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 1985
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  S5:E24. The Purse Snatcher
  Air Date: May 10, 1986
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  S5:E23. Found Money
  Air Date: May 3, 1986
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  S5:E22. Katie's Korner
  Air Date: April 5, 1986
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  S5:E21. Getting to Know You
  Air Date: March 29, 1986
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  S5:E20. Family Reunion
  Air Date: February 22, 1986
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  S5:E19. Pride and Prejudice
  Air Date: February 15, 1986
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  S5:E18. A Lesson for Nell
  Air Date: February 8, 1986
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  S5:E17. The Gun
  Air Date: February 1, 1986
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  S5:E16. Bienvenido, Jonathan
  Air Date: January 18, 1986
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  S5:E15. Second Chance (2)
  Air Date: January 11, 1986
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  S5:E14. Second Chance (1)
  Air Date: January 4, 1986
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  S5:E13. Snippets
  Air Date: December 14, 1985
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  S5:E12. Katie's Apartment
  Air Date: December 7, 1985
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  S5:E11. Nell's Gifted Child
  Air Date: November 30, 1985
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  S5:E10. Nell's New Car
  Air Date: November 23, 1985
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  S5:E9. The Elevator
  Air Date: November 16, 1985
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  S5:E8. Sam's Little Girl
  Air Date: November 9, 1985
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  S5:E7. Mama
  Air Date: November 2, 1985
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  S5:E6. So Long, Jonathan
  Air Date: October 26, 1985
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  S5:E5. Addy's Goodbye
  Air Date: October 19, 1985
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  S5:E4. The Man From Zoron
  Air Date: October 5, 1985
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  S5:E3. Ship of Fools (2)
  Air Date: September 28, 1985
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  S5:E2. Ship of Fools (1)
  Air Date: September 21, 1985
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  S5:E1. Joey's Train
  Air Date: September 14, 1985
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1984
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1983
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1982
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 1981